Stepping Out and

Stepping Up!

by Chris Alexander

Thomas Edison

“Good fortune is what happens

when opportunitymeets with planning.”

Stepping Out!Stepping Out!

Creating a Symphony of Business Excellence

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• A Psychology of Shared Destiny

• Committed Leaders Empowered Teams = Synergy

• You can’t order change like you order a pizza

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• People Centered Change

• You are in the energy business

• Dreams are always more powerful than the impossible

“Don’t Let Your Lack of Planning

Become My Emergency.”

“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, one will

meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”

Henry David Thoreau

Stepping up!Stepping up!

Create a Vision Create a Vision Statement, Statement,

Core Values, and Core Values, and

Goal PlanGoal Plan

VisionVision

• Vision is a vital prerequisite when planning for Quality. Many mission statements (sometimes written by advertising agencies) are not effective. General statements are not specific enough and are of little guidance to the organization.

ImagineImagine The Power of Imagination

• Imagination Is the Playground of Potential

• It’s the Source of Possibility and the Foundation of Probability

• Imagination - Where the Seeds of Greatness Are Sown and Where the Power of Belief Begins

• Heroes of Imagination Stepped Out!

The Wright Brothers, Henry Ford, Martin Luther King, Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse, they imagined:Radios, Televisions, Telephones, Computers, Air-conditioning, Highways, Spacecrafts and the Internet, and … All Were Told it Would Be Impossible.

ImagineImagine The Power of Imagination

Orville and Wilbur Wright

Henry FordHenry Ford(July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947)

1888

Ford Assembly Line

Model-T stripped-downRacing Car - 1909 to 1913

1919

January 14, 1935

• Core values form the foundation of a trusting culture

• Core values define, inform, and guide businesses

• Core Values form a platform for decision making

• Values = Moral Compass = Integrity

• Values must be clearly displayed

• Leadership must “walk the talk”

BelieveBelieveThe Power of Core Values

Stepping up to do the right thing!

Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr.(January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)

Mahatma GandhiMahatma Gandhi2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948

AchieveAchieve The Power of Goal SettingStepping out to “Just do it”

• Merge Vision and Values into Action• Goals must be aligned with the Vision and Values• Have Clearly Defined and Very Specific, Realistic

Written down Goals• Directed Synergy = Shared destiny = increased

revenues• Clearly communicate expectations• And Go to Work . . . And Never, Never, Never Give up

If you don’t manage change, change will manage YOU!

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“It’s not the size of the dog

in the fight;

but the size of the fight

in the dog!”

Albert Albert EinsteinEinstein

1879-1955

Thomas Thomas EdisonEdison

1847–1931

Steve Steve JobsJobs

1955-2011

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Goals

• 2% of the world’s population initiate, innovate, create and make things happen.

• 14% criticize them, help them or condemn them while thinking they can do it better.

• 84% don’t know what is going on unless the 2% or 14% choose to tell them.

Cram Steps up and beats CoeOne person with a goal can change the world!

• By joining our By joining our experience, knowledge, experience, knowledge, creativity and abilities, creativity and abilities, we will cause a much we will cause a much greater positive effect.greater positive effect.

Chris Alexander949/586-0511

CAlexander@SynergyTeamPower.comwww.SynergyTeamPower.com

www.AlexanderSpeaks.com